List of ambassadors of Sweden to Poland

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StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceBagatela 3, Ujazdów[a]
SeatWarsaw, Poland
Ambassador of
Sweden to Poland
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Martina Quick
since September 2025
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Warsaw
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceBagatela 3, Ujazdów[a]
SeatWarsaw, Poland
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderGustaf Zülich
Formation1729
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Warsaw

The Ambassador of Sweden to Poland (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Poland) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Poland and government of Poland.

Sweden established diplomatic relations with Poland on 3 June 1919. Ivan Danielsson arrived in Warsaw in 1919 as Sweden's chargé d'affaires, while Cossva Anckarsvärd did not arrive until June 1920 as envoy.[2] On 5 June 1919, the King in Council decided to recognize Poland as an independent and sovereign state.[3]

In September 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Polish governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary.[4]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesPresented credentialsRef
Crown of the Kingdom of Poland (1385–1795)
Gustaf Zülich1729–1732Minister[5]
Carl Rudenschöld18 December 1732 – 1733Chargé d'affaires[6]
Carl Rudenschöld23 April 1733 – 19 July 1734Minister plenipotentiary[6]
Paul Gammal Ehrenkrona30 October 1738 – November 1741MinisterAt the Polish and Saxon courts in Dresden.[7]
Gustaf Wulfvenstierna1744–1745Chargé d'affairesAccompanied the King of Poland to Grodno in the capacity of chargé d'affaires.[8]
Gustaf WulfvenstiernaMarch 1745 – 1747Minister[8]
Johan August Greiffenheim1747–1749MinisterAt the Polish and Electoral Saxon court.[9]
Carl Otto von Höpken1749–1754MinisterPoland and Saxony.[10]
Carl Otto von Höpken1754–1765Envoy extraordinary[10]
Henrik Jakob von DübenAugust 1767 – 1772Envoy[11]
Lars von Engeström11 November 1787 – 1788Chargé d'affaires[12]
Lars von Engeström17 August 1788 – 1790Resident minister[12]
Lars von Engeström28 May 1790 – 1792Envoy[12]
Nils Bark1792–1792EnvoyNever took office.[13]
Johan Christoffer Toll30 September 1792 – 3 June 1794Minister plenipotentiaryTo the Polish court.[14]
–1794–1919–No representation between the Third Partition of Poland in 1795 and the creation of the Second Republic in 1918.
Second Polish Republic (1918–1939)
Ivan Danielsson1919–1920Chargé d'affaires[15]
Cossva Anckarsvärd20 February 1920 – 1931Envoy2 June 1920[16][17][18]
Einar Hennings1931–1933EnvoyDual accreditation to Bucharest in 1933.[19]
Erik Boheman1934–1937EnvoyDual accreditation to Bucharest from 1934 to 1935.[20][21]
Joen Lagerberg26 November 1937 – 1939[b]Envoy[25]
–1939–1945–No representation due to World War II.
Provisional Government of National Unity (1945–1947)
Brynolf Eng1945–1945Chargé d'affairesSwedish government's delegate at the Provisional Government of National Unity.[26]
Claes Westring1945–1947Envoy[27]
Republic of Poland (1947–1952) and Polish People's Republic (1952–1989)
Claes Westring1947–1949Envoy[27]
Gösta Engzell1949–1951Envoy[28]
Eric von Post1951–1956Envoy[29]
Gunnar ReuterskiöldJuly 1956 – September 1956Envoy7 July 1956[30][4]
Gunnar ReuterskiöldSeptember 1956 – 1959Ambassador2 October 1956[4][31][32]
Ragnvald Bagge1959–1962Ambassador[33]
Erik Kronvall1963–1969Ambassador[34]
Claës Ivar Wollin1969–1976Ambassador[35]
Carl Johan Rappe1976–1979Ambassador[36]
Knut Thyberg1979–1984Ambassador[37]
Örjan Berner1984–1987Ambassador[38]
Jean-Christophe Öberg1987–1989Ambassador[39]
Republic of Poland (1989–present)
Jean-Christophe Öberg1989–1991Ambassador[39]
Karl-Vilhelm Wöhler1991–1996Ambassador[40]
Stefan Noreén1996–2000Ambassador[41]
Mats Staffansson2000–2005Ambassador[42]
Tomas Bertelman2005–2008Ambassador[43]
Dag Hartelius2008–2010Ambassador[44]
Staffan Herrström2011–2015Ambassador[45]
Inga Eriksson Fogh2015–2017Ambassador[46]
Stefan Gullgren1 September 2017 – 2023Ambassador[47]
Andreas von BeckerathAugust 2023 – 2025Ambassador[48]
Martina QuickSeptember 2025 – presentAmbassador[49]

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